Kyabram News

Can you help tell the tale of Timmering?

HAVE you got the missing piece of this heritage puzzle? The Nanneella Timmering heritage group is looking for anyone with information or photographs about the history of Timmering, which can be included in a book being written about the area. The...

Holly Tregenza

Girgarre man set to judge Australia’s top jersey cows

A GIGARRE man will face tough decisions after being selected to judge Australia’s best Jersey cows for 2019. Pat Nicholson has been appointed Great Southern Challenge judge for the Jersey Australia/Semex Great Southern and Great Northern...

Holly Tregenza

Girgarre man set to judge Australia’s top jersey cows

Holly Tregenza

Mural is a masterpiece

KYABRAM P-12 College unveiled a stunning mural by local indigenous leader Neva Atkinson last week. The Victorian Government-funded project joins an indigenous garden at the front of the school and is an impressive visual declaration of an ongoing...

Holly Tregenza

Rushworth breast cancer survivor wins U2 concert tickets

IT HAS been a tough year for Brydie Ryan. A breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 42, followed by surgery and months of recovery, the Rushworth woman was at one of the lowest points in her life. And then she won tickets to the U2 Joshua Tree concert...

Ivy Jensen

08 Nov 2019

Come have a sausage with the CVGT team

THERE’S nothing like finding that perfect employee. Or that perfect job. Luckily for job seekers and business owners or managers, employment services provider CVGT has a stellar record achieving both. Last month the Kyabram team alone placed 15...

Holly Tregenza

07 Nov 2019

Minister for Children, Families and Youth Affairs visits Kyabram

FEDERAL Minister for Children, Families and Youth Affairs Michelle Landry dropped into the Kyabram Community Learning Centre last week as part of a National party visit to the Nicholls electorate. Ms Landry said she was impressed by the level of...

Holly Tregenza

07 Nov 2019

Future of chaplaincy looks bright

THE Chaplaincy fundraiser dinner held last month was a raging success, raising enough money to secure the future of chaplaincy at Kyabram P-12 College — and beyond. Chaplain Liz Spicer, who was recently nominated for the Australian Women’s Honour...

Holly Tregenza

Bag ban catches Kyabram business off guard

LOCAL retailers who supply single-use plastic bags to customers could face a hefty $49,500 fine under new laws that came into effect last Friday.

Holly Tregenza

Kyabram woman caught doing 187kph in 60 zone

A KYABRAM woman caught driving at 187km/h in a 60 zone will face court after being charged with 11 offences, including reckless driving endangering life and driving with a suspended licence. On October 28 police observed the woman’s 2001 XR6 Falcon...

Holly Tregenza

Kyabram Free Press

GALLERY: Kyabram Blue Light Halloween Disco

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Service an open expression of grief

PEOPLE grieving the loss of loved ones are invited to attend a memorial service in Kyabram on Thursday, November 14 at 7.30pm. St Augustine’s Parish Bereavement Support Group together with Kyabram District Nursing Service will hold a memorial...

Kyabram Free Press

04 Nov 2019

Mia and Nate’s shave is a gift

EIGHT-year-old cousins Nate Schubach and Mia Clydesdale are taking the plunge on Saturday, shaving their long locks in the name of charity.

Holly Tregenza

Youth Alive and grooving

MELBOURNE rapper K-WAK was in town last Wednesday to promote a statewide Christian youth event in Melbourne, which was held on Saturday. The musician performed for secondary college students and shared a positive message. Youth Alive is a Christian...

Holly Tregenza

Camel milk gets new regulator

The Victorian camel milk industry will now be under the control of Dairy Food Safety Victoria. Camel milk was the only milk not listed on Dairy Food Safety Victoria, and was previously regulated by local council under health regulations. Kyabram’s...

Jamieson Salter

04 Nov 2019

A sneak peek behind the ACE radio microphone

RADIO stars are something of a mystery aren’t they? Those velvet voices, golden tonsils and rapier-like repartee conjure up all sorts of images of what your favourite hosts of the airwaves look like. And what they are really like, are they as...

Kyabram Free Press

04 Nov 2019

Campaspe Shire Council delivers annual report

NEW branding and more than $16 million in capital works spending by Campaspe Shire Council are the highlights for council’s annual report. The document which details council’s performance for the 2018/19 financial year was endorsed at the most...

Lachlan Durling

Gun amnesty starts in Campaspe

CAMPASPE Shire residents are being urged to hand in any unwanted, unregistered or illegal firearms over the next two months as part of an amnesty. The amnesty, which starts today, allows community members to surrender firearms and weapons to police...

Ivy Jensen